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Thursday, 7 May 2015

Imports of medical equipment and apparatus in Romania continue to grow in 2014

Romanian health services - both private and public - rely almost 90% on imported medical devices and equipment. Compared with 2013, in 2014 imports of such apparatus has grown double digits.

Some
examples of imports of medical equipment and apparatus in Romania in 2014
are:

-electrocardiographs: over two million EUR, up by some 10%
compared to 2013

-ultrasonic scanning apparatus: 14.5 million EUR, up by
approximately 31% compared to the previous year

-magnetic resonance imaging apparatus: 7.4 million EUR

-scintigraphic apparatus: exceeded 300 thousand EUR, up by approximately
16% compared to 2013

-ultraviolet or infra-red ray apparatus: approximately 900 thousand EUR, this representing an increase of almost 100% compared to 2013

-ophthalmic instruments and appliances: approximately 7.4 million EUR, up by
5% compared to 2013

-mechano-therapy appliances, massage
apparatus and psychological aptitude-testing apparatus: almost ten million EUR, up some 15% compared to
the previous year

-ozone therapy, oxygen therapy, aerosol
therapy, artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatus: approximately eight million EUR, up by 37% compared
to 2013

-pacemakers for stimulating heart
muscles: almost 4.4
million EUR, up by some 73% compared to the previous year

-computed tomography apparatus: approximately six million EUR, up by
some 58% compared to 2013

According to the FRDCenter research, in Romania there are some 31
importer-distributors of medical equipment that also import physiotherapy
apparatus and devices. Some of them are: Adion
Prodimpextrans, Bold Medical, Liamed and Tehno
Electro Medical Company (TEMCO).

Adion
Prodimpextrans has recorded the net turnover of 1.4 million EUR in 2013. It has
approximately 40 employees. The company has own showroom in Bucharest of over 200 sqm, sells its products
on-line and offers services for after-sales repairs. Adion distributes its
products in the entire country using own auto fleet and through eight
independent dealers.

Liamed
has recorded a net turnover of 2.2 million EUR in 2013. It has some 30
employees. The company imports physiotherapy devices manufactured by
GymnaUniphy (Belgium), GIMA
(Italy), REMED (Korea), ASTAR (Poland) etc. Other brands imported
by Liamed are: SonoScape, Rimed, OsteoSys etc.

TEMCO
imports physiotherapy devices manufactured by ITO (Japan). Other brands of medical equipment imported by
the company are: Medec Benelux, SCHILLER, Arcomed, JPI, Olympus etc. TEMCO
has recorded a net turnover of 11.3 million EUR in 2013. It has some 40
employees. The company distributes its products in the entire country and
provides services for after-sales repairs.

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